US economy

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The US is the world's biggest economy, and the dollar the global reserve currency. That means the actions of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, which is tasked with maintaining growth and controlling inflation, affect us all.

Recent articles (3)

How the rich get richer

(23 May 12)

The fixers fixed it so the fixees stayed fixed, says Bill Bonner.

Printing money is the only thing keeping the UK and US afloat

(21 May 12)

Don't be fooled - the UK and US are in just as big a mess as Europe. The difference is we can print our way out of it, says Merryn Somerset Webb.

Is America in decline?

(21 May 12)

Is America's decline inevitable? Edward Luce's well-researched new study is a 'call to thinking', says Matthew Partridge.

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